Pierre-Édouard Stérin

Pierre-Édouard Stérin
BornPierre-Édouard Robert Raymond Marie-Joseph Stérin 
(1974-01-03) 3 January 1974
Évreux (France) 
Alma mater
OccupationActivist 
Children5
Parent(s)
  • Claude Stérin 

Pierre-Édouard Stérin (born 3 January 1974 in Évreux) is a French entrepreneur and billionaire. He is the cofounder of the gift card company Smartbox, the investment fund Otium Capital, and the philanthropic organization Fondation du Bien Commun.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Stérin grew up in Normandy in a middle-class family.[5] His father is a chartered accountant and his mother works at a bank.[6] He attended the Lycée Aristide-Briand in Évreux, in the economics stream.[7]

Career

In 2023, Stérin made an unsuccessful joint bid with Daniel Křetínský and Stéphane Courbit for about 37% of Vivendi's publishing division Editis.[8] In 2025, he was part of a consortium that agreed to buy right-wing magazine Valeurs Actuelles.[9]

His fortune is estimated at around 1.3 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars)[10] In 2023, he and François Durvye co-invested €2.5 million to buy Jean-Marie Le Pen's family house in Paris.[11]

Political activities

Stérin is close to traditional Catholicism.[12] In 2024, he launched Périclès, an initiative to strengthen right-wing policies in France.[13] Together with right-wing media entrepreneur and billionaire Vincent Bolloré, he organized the "Summit of Freedoms" ("sommet des libertés") in 2025. At the summit, media makers brought together conservative and right-wing politicians.[14]

Personal life

Stérin is married and has five children.[14] Since 2012, he has lived in Belgium for tax reasons and justifies his move as follows: "I am very critical of the government. So many freedoms are being curtailed, and all the taxes imposed on us are being misused."[14]

References

  1. ^ "Pierre-Édouard Stérin ou la quête du Graal". Le Figaro (in French). 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ des Déserts, Sophie. "Pierre-Edouard Stérin, le drôle d'allié catho de Montebourg et Bolloré". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ "Qui est Pierre-Edouard Stérin, ce milliardaire catholique candidat au rachat de « Marianne » ?" (in French). 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  4. ^ "Plan "Périclès" : ce que l'on sait du projet du milliardaire catholique Pierre-Edouard Stérin pour promouvoir des valeurs conservatrices et faire gagner la droite aux élections". Franceinfo (in French). 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  5. ^ Marion Solletty and Sarah Paillou (28 April 2025), The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again Politico Europe.
  6. ^ "Pierre-Édouard Stérin, au nom du bien commun". Le Figaro (in French). February 23, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Smartbox : un coffret plein de succès". Paris Normandie (in French). January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Mathieu Rosemain and Diana Mandia (8 March 2023), Vivendi hits antitrust hurdles in quest for Lagardere Reuters.
  9. ^ Sudip Kar-Gupta (26 September 2025), French billionaire Sterin part of group buying right-wing magazine Valeurs Actuelles Reuters.
  10. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-29/right-wing-billionaire-sterin-aims-to-remodel-france-s-politics-become-saint
  11. ^ Marion Solletty and Sarah Paillou (28 April 2025), The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again Politico Europe.
  12. ^ https://www.politico.eu/article/pierre-edouard-sterin-pericles-france-politics-marine-le-pen/
  13. ^ Marion Solletty and Sarah Paillou (28 April 2025), The billionaire who wants to Make France Great Again Politico Europe.
  14. ^ a b c Borutta, Julia. "Die Macht der rechten Meinungsmacher in Frankreich". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  • Project Périclès (Patriotes Enracinés Résistants Identitaires Chrétiens Libéraux Européens Souverainistes)
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